APPENDIX D POOL SUBSTITUTES

TM 5-3835-222-BD

APPENDIX D

POL SUBSTITUTES

BOAR FIXES SHALL BE USED ONLY IN COMBAT OR FOR

TRAINING AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMANDER.

(AUTHORIZED TRAINING FIXES ARE LISTED IN APPENDIX E.)

IN EITHER CASE, DAMAGES SHALL BE REPAIRED BY

STANDARD MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.

Section I. INTRODUCTION

General.

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a. POL products available within the US and NATO military supply systems, commercial products

and captured products may be acceptable substitutes for POL shortages. Some POL will be destructive

if used. This appendix provides tables on how to blend or mix good fuels with poor or non-fuels

to increase the available quantity of fuel. This appendix also presents information on lubricants

and hydraulic fluids. The tables divide POL products into three categories as follows:

Primary. The correct product for the system.

Alternate. A product that closely matches the primary but will result in reduced performance.

Using the alternate POL will have no effect on the durability of the system. There are not restrictions

on the duration of use.

Emergency or Expendient. A product that can be used for a short period of time only. These

products are a last resort only and will result in a both significant reduction in performance and in

serious harm to the system with continued use.

b. POL products are usually identified by NSNs or part numbers which identify the product, however,

specification numbers and product names may also be a means of identifying the product. Guidance

provided Is keyed to specification numbers, product names, application (automotive, aviation, marine),

and the type of user (military, commercial and foreign).

c. NATO products can usually be assumed to be direct replacements for US Military products,

but there are some products which do not meet the same user applications. The American Society

of Testing and Measurements (ASTM) specifications relate to commercial products found in the US.

d. This section will list a few elementary characteristics of importance, although you will have no

means of measuring or predicting them. You can use the basic fuels, as provided, in order or priority.

It will tell you how to mix one or more fluids to produce a usable fuel and finally tell how to remove

or flush a fuel from the system.

e. Table D-1 identifies fuels or products that can be used as fuels. One of the best means to

increase the available fuel is to use potential substitutes as extenders by mixing them with the

primary fuels and not using them as the sole fuel source. This allows some products which could not

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